Privacy Policy

Last updated 1 October 2026

This policy explains what personal data TalentFesto collects, why we collect it, who can see it, how long we keep it, and the choices you have. TalentFesto is owned and operated by AR Home Care Solutions Private Limited ("TalentFesto", "we", "us"). The policy covers the TalentFesto apps for iPhone and Android and this website. This page describes TalentFesto version 2.0.0 and later, on iPhone and Android. Earlier versions of the Android app are covered by the policy that was published with them.

In short

We collect what we need to run your account: your phone number, your date of birth, a username and display name, and what you choose to post.
The apps do not ask for your contacts or your location.
The apps show no ads and contain no third-party advertising or analytics code. We do not sell personal data.
You can delete your account from inside the app or by email. See Delete your account.

1. Data we collect

Phone number: You sign in with an Indian mobile number and a one-time code sent by SMS. We keep the number in two forms: a one-way hash, so we can recognise it without reading it, and an encrypted copy, so we can send you a code. Other members never see it. The app shows you only a masked version.
Date of birth: Asked once, at sign-up, to check that you are 13 or older and to apply extra protections to members under 18. Only you can see it, on your own profile.
Profile: Your username and display name are required and are public. Your photo, bio, link, city and talents are optional and appear on your profile.
Your posts and activity: Videos you post, including the sound recorded with them, captions, comments and replies, likes, saves, follows, and your Hunt entries and votes.
Sign in with Apple: If you use it where it is offered, Apple gives us a stable identifier for you, your name, and your email address or Apple's private relay address. We store them to run your account. We do not use that email to merge accounts or to send you marketing.
Your settings and safety actions: Your privacy and notification settings, the accounts you block or restrict, and the reports you file.
Device and connection: Phone model, operating system and app version, a hashed identifier for the app install, the notification token if you allow notifications, the IP address used when you request a code, sign in or renew your sign-in, and the time you were last active. When you accept our terms we record the time, your IP address and the app version.
Views and counts: We count how many people viewed, liked and commented on a post so its creator can see how it is doing. A view is counted once per viewer per post per day, after about three seconds of watching.
If you are not signed in: You can browse public profiles and posts without an account. A random device identifier sent by the app, and your IP address, are used to limit abuse, for example automated scraping, and to count views.
What you send us: Reports (the reason, an optional note, and for a report made without an account the device identifier and IP address), appeals, and emails you write to us.

Permissions on iPhone. The app asks for your camera and microphone only when you record a video. It can add one image to your Photos, your profile code, when you tap Save code, and it receives only the videos you pick yourself. The Android app asks only for internet access. Neither app asks for your location or your contacts.

2. How we use it

To run TalentFesto: to sign you in, show your profile and posts, build your feed, and deliver notifications you have allowed.
To keep it safe: to check age, to limit abuse, and to let our team review reports and enforce the Community Guidelines. Reports are reviewed by people.
To meet legal duties: to answer lawful requests, to handle grievances, and to keep the records the law requires.

We do not use your data to show you advertising, and we do not build advertising profiles.

3. Who can see what

Your profile details (username, display name, photo, bio, link, city and talents) can be seen by anyone, including people who are not signed in. The one exception is that profiles of members under 18 are not shown to people who are not signed in.
You choose the audience for each post: everyone, only your followers, or only you.
Private accounts approve followers first and hide their posts from people who do not follow them. Members under 18 start with a private account, and with new posts set to the most private option.
Blocking hides you and the other person from each other.
Your phone number and date of birth are never shown to other members.

We do not sell personal data. These companies process data for us or supply parts of the service:

Amazon Web Services (Mumbai, India): Our servers, our database and the storage for your videos and photos run on AWS in the Mumbai region. AWS also delivers the sign-in emails our own team members receive. We do not email members through it.
MSG91: Sends your one-time code by SMS. It receives your phone number and the message.
Apple: If you use Sign in with Apple, Apple verifies you. If you allow notifications on iPhone, Apple's notification service issues the token the app gives us.
Photo and video libraries: Posts from TalentFesto Team channels may use photos and videos from Unsplash and Pexels, credited in the app. Photos from Unsplash may load straight from Unsplash's servers, which lets Unsplash see the IP address of the phone that loads them.
Google Fonts: This website loads the Inter typeface from Google, so Google receives the visitor's IP address. The apps do not.
Authorities and others: We share data when the law requires it, for example under a court order or a lawful request from an authority, when we need to protect someone's safety, or to enforce our rules. If TalentFesto is merged with or acquired by another business, your data moves with the service and this policy continues to apply.

5. How long we keep it

Your account data: For as long as your account exists. When you delete it, see Delete your account for what is removed and what is kept.
One-time codes: A code works for 5 minutes. We store only a hash of it. The record of the request, which holds a hash of the phone number and the IP address the request came from, is not deleted automatically when the code expires. It stays until our team removes it.
Sign-ins: A sign-in lasts up to 60 days and renews each time the app refreshes it. In Settings you can sign out of any device.
Under-13 attempts: If a date of birth shows that someone is under 13, no account is created. We keep a one-way hash of the phone number and the date entered, and the number is blocked from trying again for 365 days. The record is not deleted automatically when the block ends. It stays until our team removes it, and you can ask us to remove it.
Bans: A ban also blocks the phone number and the device from creating a new account for 365 days. The blocking record, which holds one-way hashes of the phone number and the device, is not deleted automatically when the block ends. It stays until our team removes it.
Safety records: Reports, moderation decisions and enforcement records are kept after an account is deleted, attached to an anonymous identifier instead of the person, so that a case is never lost when someone leaves.
Backups: We keep encrypted backups of our database so that we can recover from a failure. Each one is deleted after about five weeks. Data you delete can remain in a backup until that backup expires, at most about six weeks after the deletion.
Server logs: Servers keep logs that can include IP addresses. They are written to rolling files that are overwritten as they fill.

6. Your rights

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 you have the right to:

Access. In the app, go to Settings, Account, Download your data. That files a request. Our team prepares the copy by hand and sends it to you, and we aim to do so within 30 days. You can also email us.
Correct and update. Edit your profile in the app. For anything you cannot edit, such as your date of birth, write to us.
Erase. Delete your account in the app or by email. See Delete your account.
Withdraw consent. Turn off notifications in Settings, or delete your account.
Nominate someone. Tell us in writing who may exercise these rights for you if you die or cannot act.
Have a grievance heard. Write to the Grievance Officer below. If we do not resolve it, you may complain to the Data Protection Board of India.

7. Children and teens

You must be 13 or older to create an account. If a date of birth shows someone is under 13, we do not create the account.
Accounts of members aged 13 to 17 start private, and their new posts start on the most private setting.
Visitors who are not signed in cannot see profiles or posts of members under 18.
If you are a parent or guardian and think a child under 13 has an account, write to us and we will remove it.

Our Child Safety Standards describe how we protect children.

8. Security

Connections to TalentFesto use HTTPS. Phone numbers are stored hashed and encrypted. Access to the admin console is limited to our team, and every admin action is written to an audit log. No system is perfectly secure, so if you think your account has been misused, write to us straight away.

9. This website

This website uses no cookies, no analytics and no advertising. Its server does not keep an access log of page requests. Your browser loads the Inter typeface from Google Fonts. A shared link such as talentfesto.in/u/name may ask our API for the public preview of that profile or post, so your IP address reaches our API server.

10. Changes to this policy

When we change this policy we update the date at the top. If the change is significant we will tell you in the app.

11. Contact and grievances

Email: support@talentfesto.com
Reaches support, the Grievance Officer and the Child Safety Contact.
Postal address: AR Home Care Solutions Private Limited
C/O Ratnesh, Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh 273015, India
Response times: We acknowledge every complaint within 24 hours and aim to resolve it within 15 days.